1. 5/6/13 BR: Who were mestizos ? Explain how the encomienda system worked. Today : European Exploration of the New World– Who Explored and Where They Went? How did the European discovery of the “New” World Affect the People That Were Already There?

2. Let’s work together.. Get your reading quiz results Pick up the new reading packet “Spain Builds an American Empire” Reading volunteers! Read and summarize each section (together) Make test questions for each section We will only be able to work on the section today and tomorrow. We will have a quiz on this section on Tuesday!

3. Quiz Questions 1.Christopher Columbus was important for European Exploration because a.He found tons of gold and silver b.He opened up the west for further European Exploration c.He founded many Spanish colonies d.He sailed around the world

4. Quiz Questions 2.Ferdinand Magellan was known most for a.Being the first to circumnavigate the earth b.Discovering America c.Finding the Pacific Ocean d.Inventing a new type of navigation

5. Quiz Questions 3.Spanish explorers who followed Hernando Cortés into the American mainland were known as____. a.Indios b.Colonias c.San Salvadores d.Conquistadors

6. 4.Which of the following was NOT an advantage that Cortés used to conquer the Aztecs? a.Diseases b.Advanced weapons c.Using enemies of the Aztecs d.Human Sacrifice

7. 5. What Spanish leader is responsible for the conquest of the Inca? a.Hernando Cortez b.Christopher Columbus c.Francisco Pizarro d.Montezuma

8. 5. This was the Spanish system that forced native workers to work for Spanish landlords a. reconquista b. econmienda c. mestizo d. colonia